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Utzinger Black Label Chardonnay 2024, Tasmania, AUD $60
Matthias Utzinger is a Swiss winemaker who is one of the most recent and most exciting new additions to the Tasmanian wine landscape. He married a local Tasmanian girl and set up shop on the west bank of the Tamar River in 2018. The Utzinger wines have made an immediate and profound impact.
Light, bright straw-yellow colour; smoky reductive aromas that clear quickly, rich and powerful fruit with sylish oak and matchstick characters combining in a complex bouquet. A full-bodied, intense palate with lovely fruit-sweetness, which is kept lively by bright lemony acidity, the finish cleansed with the help of a pronounced phenolic grip. Great drive and precision. A superb wine and will be even better with food. (Screwcap)
Score: 96 ★★★★★ – view original tasting note
Alcohol: 13.7%
Drink: now to 2039
Food: crayfish tartlets with yuzu
Stockists: Prince Wine Store, South Melbourne and online; WineSquare online (AU)
Ranked: #3 of 22 2024 Chardonnay from Tasmania
Awarded:Â Top Rank